Georgia Flu Surveillance Update: Week 8 (Ending February 24, 2024)
As of Week 8, Georgia flu activity was High=8 (on the scale of 1-13). Activity levels are based on the percent of outpatient visits in Georgia due to Influenza-like illness during this timeframe.
For the corresponding week, the percentage of outpatient visits for Influenza-like Illness was 4.7% (which is above the regional baseline of 3.3%), the number of influenza-associated death was 0 (40 total for the current ILI season); the number of Metro Area Influenza Hospitalizations was 71 (3,952 total for current Flu season); and the number of Influenza Outbreaks was 0 (151 total for current Flu season).
Getting the flu shot is the best thing you can do to protect yourself and others.
District 2 health departments have flu vaccines available. Please contact your local health department for information on how to get your Flu vaccine at http://phdistrict2.org/contact-us.
To learn more about how to protect yourself against flu, visit DPH website at
https://dph.georgia.gov/epidemiology/influenza/seasonal-flu-influenza and CDC website at https://www.cdc.gov/flu/